diff --git a/lib/chef-dk/policyfile/uploader.rb b/lib/chef-dk/policyfile/uploader.rb
index 770d2a87c..ec500071a 100644
--- a/lib/chef-dk/policyfile/uploader.rb
+++ b/lib/chef-dk/policyfile/uploader.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def initialize(policyfile_lock, policy_group, ui: nil, http_client: nil, policy_
         @ui = ui || UI.null
         @policy_document_native_api = policy_document_native_api
 
+        @policy_lock_for_transport = nil
         @cookbook_versions_for_policy = nil
       end
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def policy_name
       end
 
       def upload
-        ui.msg("Uploading policy to policy group #{policy_group}")
+        ui.msg("Uploading policy #{policy_name} (#{short_revision_id}) to policy group #{policy_group}")
 
         if !using_policy_document_native_api?
           ui.msg(<<-DRAGONS)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def upload_policy
       end
 
       def upload_policy_native
-        http_client.put("/policy_groups/#{policy_group}/policies/#{policy_name}", policyfile_lock.to_lock)
+        http_client.put("/policy_groups/#{policy_group}/policies/#{policy_name}", policy_lock_for_transport)
       end
 
       def data_bag_create
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ def data_bag_create
 
       def data_bag_item_create
         policy_id = "#{policy_name}-#{policy_group}"
-        lock_data = policyfile_lock.to_lock.dup
+        lock_data = policy_lock_for_transport.dup
 
         lock_data["id"] = policy_id
 
@@ -180,6 +181,14 @@ def using_policy_document_native_api?
 
       private
 
+      def short_revision_id
+        policy_lock_for_transport["revision_id"][0, 10]
+      end
+
+      def policy_lock_for_transport
+        @policy_lock_for_transport ||= policyfile_lock.to_lock
+      end
+
       def list_cookbooks_url
         if using_policy_document_native_api?
           "cookbook_artifacts?num_versions=all"
diff --git a/spec/unit/policyfile/uploader_spec.rb b/spec/unit/policyfile/uploader_spec.rb
index 2f5e2a322..ef18a5fab 100644
--- a/spec/unit/policyfile/uploader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/policyfile/uploader_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     {
       "name" => "example",
       "run_list" => [ "recipe[omnibus::default]" ],
+      "revision_id" => "f4b29d87c36de67cbfd9aa3147df77cebf9f719e8c884036b3cf34ba94773ca5",
       "cookbook_locks" => {
         "omnibus" => {
           "version" => "2.2.0",